ARX Asuro

Global Specialties ARX ASURO Robot

Send students home with a FAST Robot they have built and programmed on their own. Build a rolling ARX ASURO robot with this robot kit designed and developed by the Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics in the German Aerospace Center DLE. This robot has been used in education for many years in European countries.

This lightweight robot can run races, operate autonomously, follow lines, detect objects, and navigate mazes. Did we say it was FAST? You should see it fly around a track! The ARX comes unassembled and requires soldering, making it an exceptionally suitable introduction into processor controlled hobby electronics for projects in high schools, universities, and technical education.

Students build a VERY FAST robot while learning electronics skills.

With the robotics curriculum for this robot, students begin by building prototype circuits to test electronic parts using a solderless breadboard, then solder components onto a Printed Circuit Board, and test and debug the operation of the robot. Students then program the robot (using C language) to move around a room, avoid obstacles, follow a line, follow a course using dead reckoning, and can even attach a pen and draw geometric shapes.

Classroom competitions are included to challenge students and show off skills. In building the ARX ASURO robot, students are exposed to a great deal more than robotics or mechatronics alone. They also learn troubleshooting, use of meters, prototyping, breadboards, circuits, soldering, and many fundamental skills for technicians and engineers.